Early on, the two women bonded over their interest in fashion and beauty.

“She loves Victoria’s elegant but smart dresses.”

Meghan already held the singer and designer in high esteem before she got to know Victoria.

Meghan Markle smiling

“She went ‘Oh my God, that’s Victoria Beckham!'”

Cundy, however, didn’t approve of Meghan’s exuberance.

“It was crazy, I thought ‘You’ve got to calm down and be cool.'”

Victoria and David Beckham smiling

“It’s a very normal relationship,” David told Esquire (viaExpress).

“They’re very easy to get along with.”

Using her connections, the former Spice Girl helped the duchess get into U.K. beauty hot spots.

Lizzie Cundy, Meghan’s former friend, is skeptical.

Victoria and Meghan also have different approaches to the media.